Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
GenusSylvietta (Crombecs)
SpeciesSylvietta whytii (Red-faced Crombec)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Nyungwe National Park

1 Verified sightings at Nyungwe National Park From 2019 to 2026

3,162 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-faced Crombec

The red-faced crombec (Sylvietta whytii) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Red-faced crombec - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Sylvietta leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola chubbi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Zosterops stuhlmanni

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cinnyris regius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Muscicapa adusta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Crithagra striolata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cinnyris venustus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Dioptrornis fischeri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Saxicola torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Apalis personata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
3	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
5	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
7	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
8	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
9	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
12	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
16	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
19	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
22	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
24	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
25	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
26	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
28	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
29	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
30	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
31	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
32	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data

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Red-faced Crombec

About the Red-faced Crombec

Recent sightings of Red-faced Crombec in Nyungwe National Park

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

White-browed Crombec

Chubb's Cisticola

Common Bulbul

Green White-eye

Black Sawwing

Regal Sunbird

African Dusky Flycatcher

Streaky Seedeater

Variable Sunbird

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

African Stonechat

Black-faced Apalis

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found